Advice on pulling heavy loads........

Just make dang sure you got the permits and they are right.and make dang sure u got ur load well secured.I use to haul steel coils up to 63,000 lbs.had no problems at all with them.10-4

 

Could smoke a nice set of brakes with 100,000 pounds on your wagon in those PA hills. I'd probably leave that to the guys with a little more experience.

 

use your jakes and drop ur gears and dont get in no hurry going down those hills and u'll be all right.the gear u use going up is the gear u use going back down depending on the grade.just take ur time and get the exp.10-4

 

What if the grade is different on the other side?

 

remember the old saying u can only go down a hill once to fast but as many times as u want to slow and also u can never have to much securement.

another thing to remember always take off nice and easy screw everyone else they are not the one thats gonna pay for the rear end you just disintegrated trying to take off from a red light

easy off the clutch planned shifts, always make #### sure that shifter is all the way in before you put the torque to her

in the mud dont EVER spin never be afraid to ask for a pull or a push if u have a trailer capable of being pushed i saw a guy ruin a set of 46,000lb full locking rear-ends, drive shaft and 3 axles at once all because he was to stubborn when he got stuck in the mud

i dont care how heavy spec a truck is all it takes in one little mistake that u didnt think was a big deal doing in an 80,000lb rig to cause some real expesive damage and end up on the employment line

 

My husband pulls HH and there are times we go 15mph or less down mountians...the best advise has been given make sure permits are right and dont be in hurry.

 

I'd look at it as descending at the right speed, rather than being in the proper gear. Yes, the two go hand in hand, but what's important is that you have enough braking available to come to a complete stop if needed - before the brakes overheat and fade away. For me, that means either maintaining a steady speed with engine braking alone, or stab braking for less than 5 seconds at no less than 45 second intervals.